Tuesday 5 February 2013

Hearticure

That's supposed to be like dotticure, but with hearts...but yeah, just sounds like something to sort out a heart condition. Oh well!

I was sent this fab little stamping plate from Born Pretty Store.  I chose it because I thought the little apple pattern was just adorable, and I prefer full nail stamps to little ones, but since Valentine's Day is fast approaching, I thought I'd share a heart manicure with you!


Some lovely designs on here that I can't wait to use :)  Hopefully I'll be able to get a few of them in to the Flip Flop Challenge, otherwise it'll be a little while before I can try out the other images!

The plate doesn't have a cardboard backing like the Konad ones do, but I didn't find the edges to be sharp (and I tried jabbing myself with them, just to ensure I'd checked it thoroughly for you!)

Born-Pretty-Store-stamping-plate-heart-manicure

Sorry, the background on this picture is atrocious!

I used a base of Barry M Bright Pink and stamped using a Konad white stamping polish.  I topped this off with a matte top coat, and then picked out a few hearts to cover in Barry M Red Glitter.

The middle finger didn't transfer too well, but I assume this is down to the face that I drenched the plate in acetone to clean it, and didn't dry it off before putting more polish on...  I'm still learning!  All the others transferred fine :)  And you can see in the image below just how clean the lines were.



I honestly can't tell any difference between the quality of the stamped image from this plate compared to any of my Konad plates.

I can certainly notice a difference in price though!  This plate is only $1.99 (about £1 :o )!  Check it out here :)  Don't forget, there's free worldwide shipping, even if you only order one plate!

And if you do decide to place an order, for this or anything else, you can use the code LKL91 to get 10% off!  There's a huge selection of great nail art products at seriously good prices, so it's really worth a look.





8 comments:

  1. I love the matte look. It's seriously really really cute. Reminds me of wallpaper. Is that strange? Lol

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    1. I didn't used to like matte finishes really, but I've become rather fond of them. And it feels so smoooooth. And no it's not strange, it's when wallpaper starts reminding you of nail polish that it's an issue I think... :p

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  2. Cute and perfect for Valentine's Day. I really like the apple stamp.

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    1. Just a shame my boyfriend isn't here for Valentines. Again! You'd swear he was doing it on purpose lol.

      I really want to try the apple stamp! I think it'd be really cute in bright colours over white nails :)

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  3. That's a totally cute mani, I love it!

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  4. I never realized the reason my image sometimes smears is because I don't dry the acetone from my plate! I can't believe I never thought of that! Thanks for the tip....

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    1. I'm only guessing that's what it was, but it would make sense :)

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